So what’s the first thing Aunt Ada does to ruffle Aunt Agnes’s feathers? She hosts a temperance fundraiser in the house. The temperance movement, of course, fought for alcohol to be outlawed from ...

Eighty-nine years ago this week, another of our long national nightmares was over. For 13 luckless years, the United States of America went piously, officially “dry,” banning by constitutional ...

The Temperance Movement formed as a blues-rock band in the U.K. in 2011, comprised of session musicians with a yearning to call their own shots and create on their own music. They've released three ...

Members of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union gather in Weston in 1884. The drive for women’s suffrage split the temperance movement, with some women opposing gaining the right to vote. Courtesy ...

In 1900, a former schoolteacher named Carrie Nation walked into a bar in Kiowa, Kansas, proclaimed, “Men, I have come to save you from a drunkard’s fate,” and proceeded to hurl bricks and stones at ...

The enormous success of the temperance movement among native-born American women between 1874 and 1900 entwined the destiny of the suffrage movement with the temperance movement during the last ...

Access these resources as a member - it's free! Author Dan Okrent discusses the temperance movement. Author Dan Okrent discusses the temperance movement. Describe the use of alcohol among various ...

FREMONT - To set a personal example for American citizens, Rutherford and Lucy Hayes banned hard spirits from the White House as the temperance movement gained steam in the later 19th century. The ...

CHARLEVOIX — One hundred and fifty years ago, the May 16, 1874 Charlevoix Sentinel reported that “The cable across the Straits has been repaired.” A cable across the Straits of Mackinac? A quick ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Elizabeth Borders discussed the origin of the Women's Christian Temperance Movement, how it evolved over time, and its impact on the Women's ...

An anti-alcohol vintage postcard from Patt Morrison's collection shows a progression from lemonade to the grave. Eighty-nine years ago this week, another of our long national nightmares was over. For ...